About the training:

This training is an opportunity to immerse yourself in teaching MBCT. It is an experiential exploration of the eight-week course for MBCT teachers, to help them support and develop skills and confidence in teaching. Offered online, the training will provide opportunities for learning and practice in an accessible format.

The course will include:

exploration of MBCT curriculum themes and intentions.
teaching strategies of MBCT
theoretical underpinnings of MBCT
exploring the flow of teaching and learning through the curriculum
defining the overall structure of the curriculum
exercises and practices connected to lesson themes, including options and alternatives
deepening understanding of the particular characteristics of MBCT
group facilitation
developing inquiry skills integral to MBCT
exploring connections between personal practice, teaching and learning
This training is an element of the formal Mindfulness Training Pathway delivered in association with Bangor University and the certificate of attendance can be included in a Training Pathway Portfolio. If you register on the Training Pathway after having completed this training the certificate can be included retrospectively.

Pre-requisites for attending:

The course is open both to experienced mindfulness-based teachers – as an opportunity to refresh their personal and teaching practice – and to newer teachers who are in the earlier stages of developing MBCT teaching skills.

It is particularly suitable for clinicians implementing MBCT in health care contexts and is relevant to those who want to develop greater clarity about how to attune to and respond to participant vulnerability during mindfulness-based teaching.

All participants must have:

personal experience of an MBCT or MBSR eight-week course
an established personal mindfulness practice
have participated in a mindfulness-based Essentials training 1 or equivalent
professional background and/or equivalent knowledge and experience of the populations to whom the programme will be delivered
Participants must commit to the entire online training. Unless there are exceptional circumstances, we are unable to negotiate late arrivals or early leaving. If this is not possible, please contact us to discuss before submitting an application.

About the trainers:

Our trainers are all highly experienced professionals, including expertise from our collaboration with the Bangor University Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice training team and beyond. They have undergone extensive training in this approach and engage in a rigorous ongoing process of training and supervision. The name of the specific trainer(s) for this event is at the top of this page. Just click on the trainer name to find out more.

Online Information:

In order to participate in the training, you will need:

A room where you can close the door and engage in the training away from family distraction. As we will be showing clips of teaching, it is particularly important that confidentiality is maintained by ensuring that those who are not on the training cannot see your screen or hear the audio. It may be helpful to use headphones.
Log in via a computer which is resting on a hard surface and which has audio and webcam. Please don’t use handheld devices to log in.
When you are not speaking turn on mute to reduce background noise.
The Zoom meeting link for the whole training will be sent to you prior to the start date.

As far as possible, give yourself over to the learning during this time with a minimum of distraction.